Freetail plans collaboration beer with Denver-area Strange Brewing

Strange Brewing co-founder Tim Myers and Freetail head brewer Jason Davis will be doing a collaboration beer in the coming year. Details have not yet been announced.

Strange Brewing co-founder Tim Myers and Freetail head brewer Jason Davis will be doing a collaboration beer in the coming year. Details have not yet been announced.

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Strange Brewing Company, founded by two laid-off IT employees from the Rocky Mountain News is looking to continue to add capacity as their demand grows.

Strange Brewing Company, founded by two laid-off IT employees from the Rocky Mountain News is looking to continue to add capacity as their demand grows.

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Strange Brewing Company co-founder Tim Myers gives a tour of his brewery in Denver, CO.

Strange Brewing Company co-founder Tim Myers gives a tour of his brewery in Denver, CO.

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As Strange has expanded their brewery, they have gotten tanks from various other breweries who have outgrown them. A previous owner clad these tanks in wood for insulation.

As Strange has expanded their brewery, they have gotten tanks from various other breweries who have outgrown them. A previous owner clad these tanks in wood for insulation.

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Keg filling is still a manual activity at Strange Brewing Co, whose largest batches total 14 kegs.

Keg filling is still a manual activity at Strange Brewing Co, whose largest batches total 14 kegs.

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Unlike in Texas, microbreweries are able to sell directly to the public, a big advantage for a small business that is still getting established. Their offerings include many unusual specialty beers.

Unlike in Texas, microbreweries are able to sell directly to the public, a big advantage for a small business that is still getting established. Their offerings include many unusual specialty beers.

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Dark beers abound at Strange Brewing Co, who are featuring a pumpkin porter, coffee stout, sour cherry stout, and a fresh-hopped stout for Denver Beer Week, which includes the Great American Beer Festival

Dark beers abound at Strange Brewing Co, who are featuring a pumpkin porter, coffee stout, sour cherry stout, and a fresh-hopped stout for Denver Beer Week, which includes the Great American Beer Festival

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Great American Beer Festival visitors enjoy beers at the Strange Brewing Company. Unlike in Texas, microbreweries are able to sell directly to the public, a big advantage for a small business that is still getting established. Their offerings include many unusual specialty beers. less

Great American Beer Festival visitors enjoy beers at the Strange Brewing Company. Unlike in Texas, microbreweries are able to sell directly to the public, a big advantage for a small business that is still ... more

Freetail head brewer Jason Davis and Denver-area Strange Brewing Company have revealed that they plan to brew a collaboration beer sometime next year. The two brewers met at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival, shortly after Strange opened its doors as a tiny brewery producing only 30 gallons of beer per batch.

Strange has since upgraded to a brewhouse seven times the size of its original one, but still keeps the old one around to do one batch per week. These “one barrel batches” are always experiments in special ingredients and combinations. Davis and Myers share a passion for this kind of creativity, so it was almost natural that they’d want to collaborate. The project will happen some time next year, so stay tuned for updates once they decide what’ll be on the menu.